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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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